Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of Cygninæ or swans, containing such as are white in plumage, without a frontal knob, and with a complicated windpipe.

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Examples

  • Maasai herdsmen in Kenya have turned to an age-old contraceptive device, the "olor", to protect their precious goat herds from an ongoing drought.

    Zimbabwe Telegraph and ZimDaily Forums 2008

  • Important wintering species include mute swan Cygnus olor, white-fronted and greylag goose Anser albifrons and A. anser and white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla.

    Srebarna Nature Reserve, Bulgaria 2009

  • Otra ves sentía las frías gotas sobre su cuerpo, el olor de las plantas y el dolor en el pecho ... su corazón herido.

    crazydark Diary Entry crazydark 2009

  • Cerró sus ojos, olvidando todo a su alrededor, dejó de sentir las frías gotas sobre su cuerpo, ya no sentía el olor de las flores, de las plantas. .solo estaban él y el sonido de las gotas al caer.

    crazydark Diary Entry crazydark 2009

  • Tomillo (thyme) thymus vulgaris: This aromatic herb, a warm-weather perrenial, is one of the classic hierbas de olor - fragrant seasoning herbs - used in traditional Mexican cooking.

    A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

  • Mejorana (marjoram) origanum onites: Along with thyme, marjoram is the ingredient in the traditional manojo de hirbas de olor - handful of fragrant herbs - mentioned in countless recipes for soups and stews.

    A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

  • El monóxido de carbono (CO) es un gas o líquido incoloro que prácticamente no tiene olor ni sabor.

    Carbon monoxide~ basic information 2008

  • Mejorana (marjoram) origanum onites: Along with thyme, marjoram is the ingredient in the traditional manojo de hirbas de olor - handful of fragrant herbs - mentioned in countless recipes for soups and stews.

    A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

  • Mejorana (marjoram) origanum onites: Along with thyme, marjoram is the ingredient in the traditional manojo de hirbas de olor - handful of fragrant herbs - mentioned in countless recipes for soups and stews.

    A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

  • Tomillo (thyme) thymus vulgaris: This aromatic herb, a warm-weather perrenial, is one of the classic hierbas de olor - fragrant seasoning herbs - used in traditional Mexican cooking.

    A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

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